If you think life on earth is stressful, try spending time in space. You must constantly perform high-profile tasks with experts critiquing every move. You don’t have your family and friends around to support you. You have unnatural light, zero gravity, strange food, and disrupted sleeping patterns. Astronauts are isolated, fatigued, and STRESSED. How does this affect their health?

Oxidative stress is the imbalance between the production of free radicals and the ability of the body to counteract their negative effects by neutralizing them with antioxidants. But what exactly does that mean? And how does this affect your body?

For optimal health, eating a nutritious diet is a must. Unfortunately, getting everything your body needs from the foods you eat has become somewhat unrealistic. To do so requires time, energy and mental willpower, all things that aren’t guaranteed on any given day. This means you must find alternative ways to get the nutrients your body needs to function at its best. Though we could all use to spend a little more time honing in our eating habits, using supplements can help ensure you aren’t missing out on key nutrients.

The body is made up of roughly 37 trillion cells. These cells are collected into tissues, the tissues are arranged into organs, the organs combine to form systems and systems make up the human body. Knowing this, it becomes clear that healthy cells equate to a healthy body.

A healthy body depends upon all its systems being in balance; interrupt any one of them and eventually there will be widespread disruption. The brain and heart are arguably two of the most important systems as they are at the center of many vital body functions. The heart acts as your body’s lifeline, sending oxygen and nutrients to every cell. Your brain acts much like a computer, processing information, controlling thoughts and feelings, as well as coordinating actions and reactions. With control over so many important functions, a glitch in either system can quickly lead to disruptions in overall body function.